WASHINGTON — The United States announced a formal policy reaffirming its rejection of Russia’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea Peninsula, with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo blasting Moscow for seeking “to undermine a bedrock international principle shared by democratic states.”

Pompeo’s announcement July 25, released an hour before his scheduled testimony to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, followed recent conflicting remarks by President Donald Trump and administration officials about whether Washington was moving to reverse a policy in place since Russia’s seizure of the Black Sea peninsula in 2014.

“The United States reaffirms as policy its refusal to recognize the Kremlin’s claims of sovereignty over territory seized by force in contravention of international law,” said Pompeo’s statement, titled the Crimea Declaration.

“In concert with allies, partners, and the international community, the United States rejects Russia’s attempted annexation of Crimea and pledges to maintain this policy until Ukraine’s territorial integrity is restored,” it added.

From Radio Free Europe.

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Yesterday Trump threatened Russia's ally Iran with War today It has reaffirmed the rejection of Russia's annexation of the Ukrainian crimean peninsula. Not good week for Russia, the man the left said its under russian control keeps doing the opposite of what Putin wants.

With this rejection The Trump administration just said it won't stop arming Ukraine or stop supporting Ukraine until Russia return the Crimean peninsula to Ukraine.

Tell it to putins face fool on the world stage. Draft dodger tail firmly tucked under him and throws intelligence community under the bus. Coward. Your right to talk tough has been revoked after such a pussy display of MAGA. Hahahaha!

Trump is sooooo woried and worked up he has been raising funds for 2020 election. Hahahaha

From Politico: President Donald Trump’s campaign has stockpiled $33 million in his campaign account two-and-a-half years before the next presidential election, new disclosures show, and businesses linked to both the president and his campaign manager Brad Parscale are benefiting from Trump’s early efforts to build a large reelection campaign.https://www.politico.com/story/2018/07/15/trump-money-reelection-2020-722413